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Historical Study

Women in the Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology in its early years

Kelsey M. SmithDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-3801
, MDORCID Icon,
Christopher J. BoesDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
, MD &
Elizabeth A. CoonDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1206-0222
, MDORCID Icon
Pages 649-654 | Received 08 Apr 2022, Accepted 09 May 2022, Published online: 31 May 2022

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